Exemption from Admission Test

A. All BRACU graduates having a CGPA 3.00 or above are exempted from the written admission test.* 

B. Fields for Exemption of Test**:

• Applicants of MA ENG/MA TESOL/MBA/MDMP/MDS/MPSM/PPDM will get exemption from the written test if they have the following GRE/GMAT scores:
  
  i. Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
  Earlier/Old GRE: 450 verbal/550 analytical/650 quantitative
  Revised GRE: 300 total for combined Verbal and Quantitative scores
  or,
  ii. Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT):
  560 total for combined scores
  
  [GRE & GMAT scores are considered valid for five years after the test date]
  
   
• Applicants of MA ENG/ MA TESOL will get exemption from the written test if they have the following IELTS/TOEFL scores:
  
  i. Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL):
  580 (Paper-based test) or 240 (Computer-based test), 94 (Internet-based test - iBT) 
  
  ii. International English Language Testing System (IELTS):
  Overall band score of 7.0, with sub scores of 6.0 each
  
  [IELTS & TOEFL scores are considered valid for two years after the test date]
  
   
• Applicants of MS BIO/ MSc CSE /MCA/ MSc EEE will get exemption from the English Composition part of the written test if they have the following IELTS/TOEFL scores: (Note that the applicants must appear in the program-wise sections of the written test)
  
  i. Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL):
  550 (Paper-based test) or 213 (Computer-based test), 80 (Internet-based test - iBT)
  
  ii. International English Language Testing System (IELTS):
  Overall band score of 6.5, with sub scores of 6.0 each
  
  [IELTS & TOEFL scores are considered valid for two years after the test date]
  
  * & **Appearing in the interview is mandatory for those applicants.